Free spay/neuter for feral cats in 77011 and 77023 Zips

Free spaying/neutering and rabies vaccinations for ferals or abandoned cats will be offered Dec. 11 and Dec. 12 at Ripley House Neighborhood Center, 4410 Navigation. Drop-off time is 7:30 a.m. each day.

The traps must be returned 4:30-8 p.m. Dec. 15 to Ripley House Neighborhood Center. The traps are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The project is sponsored by Spay Neuter Assistance Program in partnership with the City of Houston Animal Regulation and Care and Feral Cat Assistance Program as a humane solution to the growing number of neighborhood homeless/unowned cats.

BARC data indicates that 77011 and 77023 are in the top 10 of Zip codes with the highest number of cat “nuisance calls”, city cat pick ups or owner cat turn-ins. Trapping, neutering and releasing (TNR) is the humane solution, according to a SNAP release.